Generally speaking, if two variables are unrelated (as one increases, the other shows no pattern), the covariance will be: A perfect straight line sloping downward would produce a correlation coefficient equal to: A) +2 B) +1 C)  -1 D) -2

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Generally speaking, if two variables are unrelated (as one increases, the other shows no pattern), the covariance will be:

A perfect straight line sloping downward would produce a correlation coefficient equal to:

A) +2

B) +1

C)  -1

D) -2

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